With the KMR iisy CR, KUKA offers a versatile autonomous mobile robot as a variant for intelligent use in cleanrooms for the 11- and 15-kilogram payload categories. Consisting of a mobile platform and the six-axis LBR iisy CR robot, the KMR iisy CR is an optimal mobile manipulator for work in cleanrooms thanks to its low-particle and low-emission properties and ESD certification. After quick and easy installation, it carries out pick and place applications, material transport or (…)

TungCut delivers high-precision and stable performance in grooving and parting operations through excellent chip control and a high-rigidity clamping structure. Tungaloy Corporation announces the expansion of its TungCut series with the introduction of STX inserts featuring a 3D chipbreaker and PCD grade DX160, providing excellent chip control and surface finish in non-ferrous metal grooving applications. In grooving, parting, and lateral cutting operations on non-ferrous metals such as (…)

Comau and Roboze have announced a collaboration focused on meeting the market need for affordable automation in advanced, on-demand manufacturing applications. The cooperation targets a range of sectors, from automotive and aerospace to energy, racing, and beyond. The joint effort accelerates the availability of automation for advanced manufacturing everywhere, enabling true just-in-time production whenever and wherever it is needed. This directly supports reshoring strategies and (…)

These timing belt axes are now ISO Class 2 cleanroom certified – ideal for production processes that require the highest levels of cleanliness and minimal particle concentration. We have now also had our toothed belt axes certified to ISO Class 2 cleanroom standards. This once again demonstrates our ability to respond individually to demanding production processes. For companies where even the slightest contamination can significantly impair the manufacturing process, classification in (…)

Critical Manufacturing was named a Representative Vendor in Gartner´s May 2025 MES Market Guide, highlighting its role in advancing digital manufacturing with AI and IoT. Critical Manufacturing, a leader in advanced Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and a subsidiary of ASMPT, has been recognized as a Representative Vendor in the May 2025 Gartner Market Guide for MES report. Gartner´s key industry report says »MES solutions are foundational to digital manufacturing. The MES market is (…)

Compact, single-board design combines cost-efficiency with outstanding image quality in challenging lighting conditions. Whether in quality assurance, medical technology or automation - industrial image processing places high demands on precision and reliability, even under difficult conditions. IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is therefore expanding its portfolio of cost-optimised project cameras from the GigE uEye LE series with state-of-the-art Sony Starvis 2 sensors. These deliver (…)

Comment une entreprise pharmaceutique française met en œuvre de l’air comprimé sans huile pour des processus sécurisés. De l’huile résiduelle dans l’air comprimé, un risque inacceptable L’utilisateur travaille avec des chromatographes en phase gazeuse, une méthode analytique permettant de séparer des mélanges en composants chimiques individuels. La valeur de la machine s’élève à plusieurs millions d’euros, une bonne raison pour élever le niveau de l’air comprimé au maximum en termes (…)

The EPHJ Show, Switzerland’s largest trade event dedicated to high precision in the watchmaking, jewelry, microtechnology and medtech sectors, opens its doors today for its 23rd edition at Palexpo Geneva. Inaugurated by Delphine Bachmann, State Councillor of the Canton of Geneva, EPHJ is sold out, with 800 companies in attendance. A further demonstration, in a more delicate market context, of its strategic role in terms of innovation, diversification and business development. The 2025 (…)

At EPHJ 2025, ENOVEAS is unveiling a groundbreaking evolution of its CNC micro-machine, SILEX. Already acclaimed for its compactness, precision, and environmentally responsible design, it now becomes the first Swiss micro-machine developed from HE-ARC technology to be serially industrialized with an integrated FANUC CNC control. A technological breakthrough born from Swiss innovation SILEX is not just another new machine — it marks a disruptive shift in the industrialization of high- (…)

The alloying of lead in metallic materials has a positive effect on the machining process. Due to the EU’s REACH and ROHS regulations, the time of these easy-to-machine materials is over in many applications. However, reliable machining must still be possible in the future. With its broad tool portfolio, Paul Horn GmbH has a suitable solution for almost every application. The main problem when machining lead-free alloys, be it brass or free-cutting steel, is the lack of reliable chip (…)